Proverbs 23:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. ”

Proverbs 23:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The (f) morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. (f) He will not cease till he has done you some harm, and his flattering words will come to no use.
Proverbs 23:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what...
Proverbs 23:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. The morsel which thou hast eaten - On reflection thou wilt even blame thyself for having accepted his invitation.
Proverbs 23:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. The morsel (which) thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up. You will yet have reason to wish you could give him bac...
Proverbs 23:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt.
Proverbs 23:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Shalt thou vomit up. — Shalt be disgusted at having partaken of hospitality which was not freely offered to thee. And lose thy sweet words. — All thy civil speeches and thanks for the cold welco...
Proverbs 23:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 24 EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD "Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6 "Withhold not correction fro...
Proverbs 23:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
Proverbs 23:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceit...
Proverbs 23:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The morsel [which] thou hast eaten, shalt thou vomit up ,.... It shall turn in thy stomach, thou shall not be able to keep it, when thou understandest thou art not welcome; or thou wilt wish thou ha...
Proverbs 23:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. Ver. 8. The morsel which thou hast eaten. ] That is, that which thou hast eaten, shall be so ill-sauced that thou...
Proverbs 23:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Eat not thou the bread of him that hath an evil eye Of an envious or covetous man, who secretly grudges thee the meat which is set before thee. For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he Thou must...
Proverbs 23:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart...
Proverbs 23:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

When thou perceivest his churlish disposition and carriage, his meat will be loathsome to thee, and thou wilt wish either that thou hadst never eaten it, or that thou couldst vomit it up again. Thy...
Proverbs 23:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 23:6 . Him that hath an evil eye — i.e. , the jealous man. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 23:6-8 FEIGNED GENEROSITY I. Men’s inward life and feeling...
Proverbs 23:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 23:1 . When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. How many have stai...
Proverbs 23:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 23:1-20 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the gue...
Proverbs 23:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 8. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, namely, afterwards, upon finding out about the host's deception, and lose thy sweet words, those spoken in acknowledgment of the suppos...
Proverbs 23:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 1:23 ; Ecclesiastes 3:7 ; Exodus 21:26 ; Genesis 18:5 ; Genesis 2:24 ; Genesis 38:9 ; Leviticus 18:25 ; Leviticus 18:28 ; Leviticus 20:22 ; Proverbs 17:1 ; Proverbs 22:18 ; Prove...
Proverbs 23:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Vomit up — When thou perceivest his churlish disposition, his meat will be loathsome to thee. Sweet words — Thy pleasant discourse wherewith thou didst design to delight and profit him.

Proverbs 23:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 23:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 23:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 23:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 23:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 23:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 23:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 23:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 23:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 23:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 23:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 23:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes